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Perhaps nothing divides Americans more vehemently today than views regarding the subject of abortion. Thus, instead of fuming group outbursts and slick slogans (bromidic and not supported rationally or in intellectual depth by either side of the issue) entrenched individual personal opinions (some valid, some not), and (worst of all) punitive laws, a strictly clinical review of the issue is well overdue. This means objective consideration is required by those who will contemplate the subject with a logical mind, a cool temperament, and the willingness to use pure reason based on facts of reality. 

The cognitive status of federal officials needs to be addressed. Too many of them manifest some degree of impairment and are not fit to serve in government. There is little question that our last president, Joe Biden, was intellectually diminished, and may have been suffering from a neurologic disorder. His speech was hesitant and slow when he wasn’t reading, he had difficulty answering questions, and his gait was abnormal. When he ran for president in 2020, he was more intact and deteriorated over the four-year course of his term. Biden is now 82 years old.

Our current president, Donald Trump, is 78 and will be 82 when he finishes his term. Trump at times misnames people and places when speaking and uses the wrong words occasionally. Some of his actions are impulsive, like his idea to take over Gaza, and some appear contradictory. It is unclear at this point whether he is mildly cognitively impaired, has a personality disorder, or possibly both. As people age, personality quirks, present when younger, tend to become more pronounced, particularly if cognitive difficulties have emerged.

A new book of essays written by a trailblazer in the Rights of Nature movement tackles the enduring myths behind the environmental crisis.

Wouldn’t You Say? A Collection of Essays About Environment and Community was written by Ben Price and published by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) in November.

Price was a central force behind the first-ever law to recognize the Rights of Nature in the United States, back in 2006. He has been a grassroots organizer for twenty years with CELDF, assisting dozens of communities to pass laws restricting corporate power and recognizing nature’s rights.

Saturday, February 8, 7pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Join us by Zoom to discuss Black World History of Liberation and Struggle: Pan Africanism, collective mutual aid, and immigration realities

Speakers:

• Essam Elkorghli (calling from Libya) on PanAfricanism

• Theresa Hice-Fromille, Ph.D. (OSU Geography professor)

• Julialynne Walker (Bronzeville Growers Market community organizer)

Please use this Zoom link to join this event.

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Tuesday, I walked into Cafe Bourbon Street. I asked the doorman about the new Cheater Slicks single. The doorman said ”We’re finishing the artwork.” The Doorman plays in Cheater Slicks.

Tuesday at Cafe Bourbon Street, people were excited. Dehd’s Jason Bella’s Accessory were playing. Dehd is from Chicago and releases music from Fat Possum. Dehd is a known band in music. Dehd has released several albums.

Bourbon Street was filled with regulars and Dehd Heads. I don’t think Dehd fans are called Dehd Heads.

Dehd is band which sequences indie pop vocals with loud noise rock elements.

Accessory is a band with various members from the Chicago music scene – Jason Bella from Dehd with members of Meat Wave, Deeper and Ulna.

Accessory took the stage and started playing. I found out that Accessory February 4th, 2025 sounded like the Velvet Underground envisioned as a 70’s psych rock band. Or a 70’s hard rock band workshopping after hearing the Velvet Underground.

Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan spin tunes and talk about sports songs.

Listen live at 11pm February 7 and 14 streaming at wgrn.org or on the radio at 91.9FM
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Mondays at 2pm streaming February 10 and 17 at wcrsfm.org or on the radio at 92.7 or 98.3FM

Archived on Mixcloud here

Saturday, February 8, 2025, 12:00 PM
Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus

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The fight back continues! As we enter Black history month we honor the legacy of struggle. We are mobilizing to defend immigrant families, and we must defend the gains of the civil rights revolution which united struggles across our class! 

Join PSL as we continue building an independent movement against Trump and the billionaire agenda! We have the power to fight for a better world, but we have to be organized to take it!  Party for Socialism and Liberation.  

A  at the Ohio Statehouse to protest Project 2025 and fascism, followed by a March to Senator Moreno's office, then a March back to in front of the Statehouse on February 5, 2025.

As I'm sure you're well aware, Donald Trump has handed unelected billionaire Elon Musk the keys to our federal government.  

And if he isn't stopped – as we're demanding in our Fire Elon Musk campaign – he'll keep wreaking havoc, shutting down key government services, and attacking our civil servants.

It's an outrageous abuse of power and is harming millions of Americans – but right now, Congress is acting like everything’s business as usual.  

That's right: our elected officials are totally abandoning their duty to their constituents while Musk does as he pleases. I need your help to deliver them a wakeup call. Our senators have substantial power to help mitigate Musk's attacks, provided that they do their jobs and use it.  

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Human trafficking is humanity’s worst atrocity. It is an activity that is illegal worldwide where humans are frequently trafficked for sexual slavery. Every 30 seconds a person is forced into human trafficking! Eighty percent of these cases are girls and women. Human trafficking is a crime that generates billions of dollars worldwide and much of that money is generated in the United States. The numbers are chronically underreported.

In 2022, Ohio was the fifth state with the most victims of human trafficking. In Columbus, human trafficking has to do with the cartel, sometimes with the police, and many times with drug dealers. The victims are of different races and are violated, some murdered and thrown like garbage in alleys and placed in abandoned buildings. We have a huge humanitarian crisis in the capital of Ohio.